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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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